05/08/2026
Meetups are good for a lot of things. Networking, a fresh idea, a quick gut-check over coffee. But the real founder problems, the ones that keep you up at night, rarely get solved between a croissant and a refill.
So we built the next step 😏
At Startup Community Poznań our mission has always been simple: help Polish founders start faster, grow smarter, and scale braver. This is that mission with a longer time horizon.
We went to the founders who've already walked the path, the ones who've raised, hired, shipped, and survived the hard quarters, and asked them to give something back. Not a one-off talk. A real commitment: around 6 one-on-one sessions with a single founder across three months. Pro bono. No pitch, no catch.
On the other side are founders from our community who raised their hand because they want to make progress on a real problem, not collect tips. Idea stage, pre-MVP, first customers, scaling. Different challenges, same hunger.
The point is continuity. You see what changes between session one and session six. The feedback actually lands, because there's a next session to check it against.
The best ecosystems aren't built by the newest people or the most experienced ones. They're built when the two talk to each other, regularly, honestly, over time.
That's what we're starting this autumn.
Mentors and mentees, both apply here: https://scpoznan.com/en/mentoring